Research Associate/Fellow (fixed term)

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Biosciences, Plant & Crop Sciences
Location:  Sutton Bonington
Salary:  £30,487 to £40,521 per annum, (pro rata if applicable) depending on skills and experience (minimum £33966 with relevant PhD). Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance.
Closing Date:  Thursday 13 June 2024
Reference:  SCI175324

Applications are invited for a Research Associate/Fellow position to work on a BBSRC funded project which aims to discover how roots adapt to water stress.

In this BBSRC project, we seek to identify novel targets, genes, and pathways involved in sensing water in the model plant Arabidopsis. Building on our previous work (Mehra et al., Science, 2022), we aim to understand how hormone-driven pathways help roots to adapt to transient water stress conditions. This position is especially suited for candidates with an interest in root development and molecular cell biology. All the technologies required for the project are currently performed in our laboratory.

Applicants must be highly motivated and self-driven, with a PhD in plant biology or related area of biological science (PhD students about to submit their thesis in a relevant area of root cell biology will be considered).  It is desirable that the successful candidate has experience in the following areas: Root biology, cell/developmental biology and molecular biology. A track record of publishing research is also desirable. 

This full-time post (36.25 hours per week) is available immediately and will be offered on a fixed-term contract to 30 September 2025. Job share arrangements may be considered. 

For more information on our lab activities, please visit: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/biosciences/people/malcolm.bennett

For informal inquiries, please contact Malcolm Bennett at [email protected]. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Requests for secondment from internal candidates may be considered on the basis that prior agreement has been sought from both your current line manager and the manager of your substantive post, if you are already undertaking a secondment role.

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